August 4, 2020 The Bahamian Government has ordered the mandatory closure of all non-essential businesses and a national stay-at-home order […]
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COVID-19 Legal Alerts
August 2020 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold
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Tax consequences of transferring Bahamian real property held by a company for estate planning purposes
July 2020 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold and Renai Martin
Introduction This article considers the tax consequences of transferring Bahamian real property held by a company for estate planning purposes. […]
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Special Tax Relief for Abaco and Grand Bahama
January 2020 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold
To encourage the rebuilding effort in Abaco, Grand Bahama and the surrounding Cays (the “Zone”) after Hurricane Dorian, tax relief […]
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New tax reforms in effect
June 2019 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold
In the 2019/2020 Budget Communication the government announced various tax reforms which came into effect on 1 July 2019. This […]
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Buying real estate – when to engage an attorney?
January 2019 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold
So you’ve found the ideal property to purchase – what’s the next step? Engage an attorney. A well-chosen attorney will […]
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2018/2019 Government Budget Communication: Tax Reforms
July 2018 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold
This is an overview of the new tax reforms announced in the 2018/2019 Budget Communication by the Minnis Administration and […]
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The residential mortgage business in The Bahamas – a new game changer
February 2018 | By Chelon Carr-Newbold
This is an explanatory memo on the Homeowners Protection Act, 2017 (“HPA”) and is only intended to give the main […]
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